ana-digi-logic
Ana-digi-logic is a graphic design studio that explores media and materials under the rubric of user experience. I served as the teaching assistant for this course at North Carolina State University under the direction of professor Denise Gonzoles Crisp.
The studio began with a series of workshops where students responded to prompts designed to promote the discovery of user engagement possibilities within space. Students were encouraged to work with various materials throughout all workshops. We conducted workshops in 2D, 3D, 4D, and AR media types using tools such as a 3D printer and laser cutter and software including SketchUp, Flattery, and Spark.
Student Julia Paret aims to create an environment conducive to productive conversation in her redesign of the Emerging Issues Commons (EIC) at Hunt Library. Her design consists of 2D anamorphic typography and diversity-themed visualization, a 3D conversation sculpture, and a 4D ID generator. Her objective is to expose students, staff, and visitors to diversity within the community.
Focused on community-oriented learning spaces, we gave students the option of four sites on the NC State campus where they could situate a complex information system comprised of multiple touchpoints. We encouraged students to approach the project from an open standpoint. Students listed all possibilities for information points, delivery points, touchpoints, and information types one space might hold. Students then narrowed these lists into project briefs that considered 2D, 3D, and AR interventions for the chosen space. Students were required to present media at public, semi-public, and private levels, considering a viewer moving through the experience at these different moments. The project briefs framed how students were to move forward with the project.
Student Trevor Brerreth’s work, shown above, is situated at NC State’s Hunt Library IEI Commons area. His work proposes transforming the area into an open arena of digital sound creation and exhibition. The space integrates a five-minute showcase of “Timed Disturbance” each day across the main floor of the library.
When considering the user's experience, we encouraged students to ask themselves three questions about their space design: What is it? Who is it for? What is the goal? They were to see the user as the interactor with the space.
Student Eden Faulkner reimagined the Apple Technology Showcase at Hunt Library on NC State’s campus. Her Imake space emphasizes technology with an in-depth exploration of projects created by students at the university. The goal of the space is to display work from all disciplines with a feature on individual creators in hopes of developing professional connections across campus.
Outcomes consisted of a suite of related designed artifacts that explored information design across media. The artifacts demonstrated mastery of user experience design implemented through subject research, design systems, typography, and image. Comprehensive portfolios demonstrated students’ final project systems.
TWO, Harrison Lyman
FLOW, Stephanie Haire
TWO, Harrison Lyman
MAKE, Eden Faulkner
SEEK, Julia Paret
HUB, Allison Ubinas
The Emerging Issues Commons, Julia Paret
Soundscape, Trever Berreth
IMAKE, Eden Faulkner